According to the
IMS Handbook for Officers, Editors, Council Members and Committee Chairs (2003), the president makes appointments to IMS committee vacancies, represents the Society to other organizations such as the
Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) and the
Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences (CBMS). In addition, the president is an
ex officio member of the corporation of the
National Institute for Statistical Sciences (NISS), and is responsible for appointing another member of the corporation and a member of the NISS Board of Trustees. ==List of presidents==